punk this week: l.o.t.i.o.n., non plus temps, mirage, ekgs + 14 more
You ever heard of Body Suit? Poguba? Spiderweb? Get in here and learn about some deeply sick bands from around the world.
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media puzzle trot new land beyond the big log
Tom Peter on New Racehorse, horns in punk, their outstanding live show, and embracing the discomfort of new horizons beyond Lismore.
punk this week podcast: buckets + cherry cheeks
Mouths turn green, Knicks in five, and a very special celebration of toot memes.
punk this week: cherry cheeks, oddfellows, deadbeat beat + 14 more
La Securité, Artificial Go, Finale, Odor Eater, Acid Casualties, and some bands you probably haven’t heard of that kick a lot of ass.
punk this week podcast: gimic + edging
Why doesn’t every band have a fan club, and why can’t we get Polar’s Kiwi Lemonade flavor in the Midwest?
shaved ape on the punk mentors who changed his life
In a dining room lined with decades of punk ephemera, Vince Klopfenstein shares stories about chance encounters and the beauty of hardcore.
punk this week: pleasure cube, gimic, osees, slippers, edging + 15 more
A week featuring new stuff from the Circulators, Prisão, K9, Liquid Cross, Blood Cannery, a new Minneapolis punk supergroup, and more.
see/saw jukebox: devo’s gerald v. casale
The music icon and prophet from Akron, Ohio discusses the perfect punk record that was playing on the CBGB’s jukebox the night they booked their historic New York City debut.
punk this week podcast: eddy current suppression ring + hillsboro
The first episode of Punk This Week that we recorded after getting yelled at by a legitimate icon.
playlist: the 58 best punk songs of may 2026
On fatigue, a period of self-imposed isolation, overthinking the numbers, and of course, extremely good punk records.
punk this week: eddy current suppression ring, pinky tex + 16 more
New ones from Full Size, the Bug Club, Patois Counselors, and M.A.T.B. (FKA Miranda and the Beat), plus can’t-miss records from brand new bands.
byproxy did not plan to sound like this, and it rules
The brand new Portland band jammed together and quickly recorded one of the best punk demos of the year. They are not the death rock band they initially envisioned.
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punk this week podcast: marbled eye + film
Punk This Week’s wide-reaching poll begins—how do YOU dry your hands in the bathroom?
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punk this week: marbled eye, g.u.n., sweeping promises + 13 more
Read about new stuff from Alien Nosejob, Retail Simps, MK Ultras, Total Con, Smirk, Eye Ball, Timmy Vulgar, and more.
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greg wheeler & the poly mall cops display their rabid live show with “reception”
A video that makes a strong case to go see these livewire Des Moines rockers.
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punk this week podcast: pinklids + prisonnier du temps
An episode with music so exciting, you’ll want to cover your office floor in hot coffee.
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punk this week: g2k, touch girl apple blossom, prisonnier du temps + 13 more
The Spatulas return, Detroit has a big week, Chronophage start a label, and some monsters of budget rock step forward.
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a picnic with portland punk lifers noxeema
Punk veterans Erin, Cissie, Katie, and Marat on making punk about the human body, returning with their first 7" since 2019, and the eternal balance between work and art.
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punk this week podcast: cola + t-models
We dream about those bar carts that look like globes and use our platform to encourage every venue to serve milkshakes at the punk show.
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punk this week: artificial go, jazz, army of god + 8 more
The latest from Dan Melchior, some unstoppable Australian anarcho, a vintage garage rock redux of “One Step Beyond,” and more.
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see/saw jukebox: king tuff
Kyle Thomas on his favorite punk record of all time, his discography, growing up a punk in Vermont, the true freaks who love Happy Birthday, and much more.
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punk this week podcast: no peeling + heathen axe
On Max Rebo, Ewoks, Rancors, the Sarlacc pit, and the audacity of George Lucas.
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playlist: the 60 best punk songs of april 2026
Plus a blog about life as a corporate music media house cat before becoming a punk world social butterfly.
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punk this week: the sleeveens, heathen axe, puzzlehead, mock execution + 17 more
No Peeling, Answering Machines, Brendan Wells, Useless Eaters, Memo PST, IRKED, Fentanyl, Genre Is Death...this week is out of control. Happy May Day.